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The Odyssey of a Middle School Teacher is a captivating and humorous story about a mid-life career changer. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll say “It can’t be true.” But the subtitle declares: “I Swear I’m Not Making This “Stuff” Up!” See for yourself.

Fine characters and more converge in “Five and a Brass Pair”, a collection of stories and poetry that will keep you riveted.

The book is an adaptation of the life of the author and her only son. The main characters are Myra Tate, the mother and her son, Lorenzo. The story gives an honest depiction of a poor Black mother trying to raise her children alone. Although she had been a strong and loving mother, her only son ends up in prison. Myra needs to know if she contributed to her son getting caught up in the grime of South Philadelphia. While looking back trying to understand her son, she is compelled to look back just as deeply at her own life.